Bathroom and soil pipe.

[Screech20]

Cool, cheers.
I've used a 3:1 (a generous '1') with just enough water for it to hold itself together.
Out with the old...


In with the new:






I'm a little nervous for the first bc inspection, but going to get them round tomorrow to hopefully get this bit seen so that I can backfill the inside at least.

Cheers

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

That is a cracking job, if there's any problem with that I'd want to know why!

 

[noseall]

If you are going to drop a CC bog onto the pipe then it needs to be further into the room - usually about 30mm off finished plastering but loos can vary. Otherwise just spaced it aboot 20mm off what will be your finished plastering.

 

[Screech20]

Thanks noseall, there's no toilet going into it at this level, that will be when (if!) the loft conversion happens.
I'm running it as close to the wall as poss to keep the boxing to a minimum.


The BC lady was happy. Don't know what I was nervous about.
I expected a hands and knees job checking it out, but to be honest she hardly looked at it. Pointed out that it was bedded on gravel, sufficient lintels and rest bend bedded on concrete.
Job done and happy for me to back fill!

She said about boarding up the holes inside and out, of which I pointed out a bit of soffit board that I was going to use, but she said no it needs to be some kind of cementous(?) board, so now I'm stuck with what to use!


Cheers

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

They're usually pretty good, ultimately you are doing the job yourself, for yourself, so it's in your interests to get it right. Mine checked the founds and then again at oversite level, he couldn't have cared less about the drains.

Fibre cement board I would assume is adequate.

 

[Screech20]

It's really put me at ease with the whole BC thing!
Before doing this I ummed and arred a lot about even bothering with BC!

Something like cement tile board/ Aqua panel then?

Cheers

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

I would think so, she's not going to see what it is once you've backfilled anyway!

Always wise to get them involved, all very well doing work, but if you come to sell and there's no record of any inspections of work done, it can get tricky.